The traditional batter was the thickest of the bunch. It is the only one that is given time, 15 minutes, to set and thicken. As a result, the fried crust it created was the thickest of the three ...

Kohaku Namasu is a classic Japanese salad made with thinly sliced daikon and carrot marinated in a sweet vinegar dressing. Often served during New Year celebrations for good luck, this refreshing side ...

The term washoku (“wa” meaning Japanese and “shoku” meaning food) emerged during the modern Meiji period (1868–1912) to describe food from Japan alongside a sudden influx of European foods.

Other dishes may come and go, but certain recipes always have a place on the holiday table. By Khushbu Shah Jane Matsumoto’s family is so eager to eat their annual ozoni that they gather around ...

At first glance, Netflix’s popular Japanese animation "Delicious in Dungeon" is a strangely food-obsessed dungeon-crawler fantasy tale. Upon a closer look, however, it reveals itself as a ...

These days, Japanese food is truly mainstream Southern California fare, with sushi bars on every corner, right next to taco stands and pho shops.But with this mass popularity, it’s become har… ...

New York City-based chef Yuu Shimano of Mifune is spinning traditional Japanese washoku (literally “food of Japan”) into a new style known as neo-washoku, incorporating hallmark French techniques.

With its masters required to hone their skills over decades, sushi in Japan is steeped in tradition. But it is also often a high-tech operation where robotic precision steals the limelight from ...

The food is almost secondary, when you’ve got commanding views of the Lake, Streeterville and River North. Miru does, afterall, mean “view” in Japanese.